Thread: Landcruiser vx

The diesel cycle is more efficient (greater compression ratio) and so you tend to use less fuel than you would with a petrol. On top of this the fuel price is lower, though the ratio of prices has changed over the last 20 years when diesel was just under half the price of petrol where now it is about three quarters the price. I managed 9.5l/100km with the Bighorn the other weekend on a trip to Dunedin and back which isn't too bad. The big Mercedes Sprinter surprised me with 8.8l/100km. Personally I prefer the way a diesel drives with its low end torque.

There is also more potential energy in a liter of diesel than petrol.
Apples with apple's the diesel will always use less.
Weather it works out cheaper or not is up for debate

Originally Posted by Gapped axe

I've got a petrol Territory Ghia as well as a diesel Prado. I reackon the Territory is just as economical if not more so than the Prado, and waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay better to drive.

And this right here is the issue with these discussions
My 747 avgas can get me to London on a single tank!!! Yet my 20 year old diesel only gets me to wellington and back.

I get 12l/100km from the 1KZTE 3l turbo diesel surf consistently, mudtyres etc, 550 k's to a tank

The real answer to which fuel to use is what goes in the fuel tank on the farm?

Originally Posted by Barefoot

The real answer to which fuel to use is what goes in the fuel tank on the farm?

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Originally Posted by Timmay

And this right here is the issue with these discussions
My 747 avgas can get me to London on a single tank!!! Yet my 20 year old diesel only gets me to wellington and back.

Never seen a 747 run on AvGas yet but the old fuckers burn about 200 tons of AvTur to London via LAX, it's a dirty industry.

Originally Posted by shift14

Never seen a 747 run on AvGas yet but the old fuckers burn about 200 tons of AvTur to London via LAX, it's a dirty industry.

None of ours anymore
RIP NBW.

Had a VX 100 series for a couple of years not petrol was a great machine great to drive long distance and boy can they tow my mates will tow his 3000kg boat and pass cars up hill. Used to use 10 or 11L per 100km 4200cc will run for ever and so nice to drive wish I still had mine

Originally Posted by 25 /08 IMP

Had a VX 100 series for a couple of years not petrol was a great machine great to drive long distance and boy can they tow my mates will tow his 3000kg boat and pass cars up hill. Used to use 10 or 11L per 100km 4200cc will run for ever and so nice to drive wish I still had mine

Yep you have to rate the 100 series, the biggest problem now with them is they still seam to be the same price as they were 8+ years ago, all that Toyota stuff just seems to get to a price point and the price never moves again.

Yup, that will change tho...........mark my words

Originally Posted by Nibblet

None of ours anymore
RIP NBW.

So long shit box, missing you already

Originally Posted by veitnamcam

Yup, that will change tho...........mark my words

Normally only when I go to sell one

Ok well I drove one today.
1999 been owned buy the same guy since new, no towing, no off roading.
Inside is a bit beaten but Dam they drive nice
So now I have one.........
Thanks for the help guys.

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Originally Posted by veitnamcam

Yup, that will change tho...........mark my words

Not trolling and genuinely interested in your logic, please explain....

I ask as a 80 Series owner, and just saw a 100 Series somewhere, one owner, Diesel, supposedly 49,000 genuine k's, dealer asking $62,000 from memory, FFS !!!

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